How far would you go?

I'm surprised you're asking for advice. You know the answer. Don't give her money and tell her that she's insulting you on so many levels that you'd best not see her again.

Don't be silly! If you want to have sex with her, just tell her, but don't giver her money in advance......that would make her a whore.....a deceptive whore. My guess is that the up-front whores are cheaper, better looking, honest, more fun, happier, easier to find again later, and you wind up carefree, with your bankroll intact. Just break contact, don't take her calls......I bet she'll call you only two times, max!! Geez! Don't be child about this. She's a parasite.

SLO

“...I’m Leary...”

Of course, in my mind, I’m picturing her, responding, “Timothy or Dennis? ...Actually, makes me no never mind.”

It’s really ok if no one else thought that... Really.

Ok, please y’all, carry on with your very sage, you-might-not-wanna-touch-that-hot-stove-but-they’re-your-fingers-advice. ;-)

BT

It's your money. Do what you want with it.

Just be very clear about the possible consequences...

I'd leave skid marks I'd run so fast.

What is you tolerance for pain?

I’d tell her straight up, I’m Leary your playing me for a fool, I don’t have any issue helping you if you really need it if you’d like to invite me into your life a little deeper so I can find out who you really are I’d be more than happy to help.
Straightforward approach she’s either going to run or she’s going to invite you in.

What would I do? How far would I go?

I'd go about as far as I could throw her... About 5 feet.. And since the bank isn't within 5 feet, she'd be shit out of luck lol

There are otther reasons people can wind up without a support network, but addict is certainly one of them. Not disputing any of it.

The bottom line is if you do decide to engage rather than run (for whatever reason), limit your financial exposure, watch, listen, and learn what you can. It will likely quickly become apparent why she's in the situation she's in and decide from there.

....or you can take the safe bet and run ;-)

It's ...single female (a) couple of."

"Who asks for help within hours/days of meeting someone and barely knowing them?"

The answer to that - and the reason mayhem's response shocked me to my core - is people without friends and/or addicts. There are very few people without friends, even addicts who have some social skills and don't feel the need to use everyone within an inch of their lives have friends, but addicts? Yeah, they'll ask anyone for anything and they'll have a damned good story. And people without friends are nearly always friendless for a reason (see above about asking anyone for anything and having a good story).

I've been working with the homeless and otherwise economically disadvantaged for more than 20 years and I'll always pull out a few bucks for panhandlers, along with more formal forms of philanthropy, but someone asking for something when I've been out with them once? Oh, hell no. That person is some kinda hot mess at a minimum and likely a scammer.

" single female couple "

Hmm.

Do whatever you want with your own money.

OP: So, this is going to fly in the face of the norm...lol Obviously you're asking this question because you're considering helping her. If so, you have to ask yourself what you get out of it and what will it cost you?

I disagree that the "amount of money is irrelevant". If you took a girl our for dinner and a movie and the end result was a happy ending, would you feel taken advantage of?

While people asking strangers for money is not the norm (except for a scam), people in desperate situations will do things they wouldn't normally do.

You met and obviously like her. For all any of us know this could turn into the love of your life. I would definitely be leery and careful in making sure that what I was putting into it was worth what I was getting out of it. I'd also look for ways to truly assess her situation. If for example she said she had no money for food, you could take her grocery shopping and if you return and find her cupboards really are bare and she's living a minimal existence (or not), you at least have more info either way.

My wife and I are not the norm and we do truly enjoy helping people that really are trying to improve. That last part is key, because we have also learned you cannot help people that will not help themselves and have gotten pretty good at quickly assessing that. If she's determined to keep digging a hole then you need to walk away, and if you decide to try to help, the quicker you can figure that out the better. Good luck.

I'd say I wouldn't touch her with a 10 foot pole, but then I realized that the pole wasn't NEARLY long enough.

Stay away. Stay far away.

I didn't even get to the end of your post before I was thinking "run" - so I agree with the others. Any other action (except maybe blocking her phone number) would have me wondering if you just fell off the turnip truck.

koolfriend, it's been an hour. Do you have your running shoes tied yet? Listen to the others and stay away from that.

Simply state to her that you are not in a financial position capable of helping her. I agree with Holly, I'd be very very skeptical. Who asks for help within hours/days of meeting someone and barely knowing them?

Be very careful. There are people who use social websites to bait and scam people. It happens. If someone you just met is in peril, complimenting you on your character, and it seems to be dire peril... It most likely is a scam. Asking you for help after just recently meeting you isn't what most people would do. Take a step back and think things through carefully.

What would I do? Heh. Run. I would run.

So..I met this young single female couple weeks ago. We did not play but met up for dinner. We hit it off, she was cool. But since two weeks she's been having trouble in personal life and has been texting to see if I could help her out financially (I will not mention how much $, since that's irrelevant).. what would you do?